There are 9,000 miles of travel lanes on the state's highways, and officials are increasingly using advanced technology to keep an eye on them.

There are 9,000 miles of travel lanes on the state's highways, and officials are increasingly using advanced technology to keep an eye on them.

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Updated: 5:52 PM EST Nov 14, 2014

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WEBVTT $10,000 BAIL. HE'S ALSO WANTED IN NORTH CAROLINA ON A COUNT OF LARCENY. TONIGHT WE ARE TAKING A TRIP DOWN NEW HAMPSHIRE'S HIGH TECH HIGHWAY. AND TAKING YOU BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM'S MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS BUREAU. IT'S KNOWN AS TISMO, THE PLACE WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT THOSE NEW CAMERAS ALONG THE INTERSTATES. WHY THEY SAY THEY'RE WATCHING BUT NOT INVADING YOUR PRIVACY. THERE'S A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER IN THE GRANITE STATE, 9,000 MILES OF TRAVEL LANES. AND NOW MORE THAN EVER, TECHNOLOGY IS DRIVING THE D.O.T. THERE ARE 71 CAMERAS, 48 MESSAGE BOARDS, AND 17 ROAD SIDE WEATHER SYSTEMS. MONITORED 24-7, 365 DAYS A YEAR. AND THIS OPERATIONS CENTER IN CONCORD. WHAT WEE SEE IS LIVE STREAMING VIDEO AND THAT HELPS US IN OUR RESPONSE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT NO, WE DON'T RECORD. THE MASSIVE VIDEO WALL ALLOWS THE STATE TO SPOT TROUBLE. THE CAMERAS ARE POSITIONED ON POLES 65 FEET ABOVE DRIVERS. BACK AT BASE, TRAFFIC FLOW IS MONITORED. BUT THE D.O.T. CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE OR GIVE YOU A FINE. THEY ARE NOT BEING RECORDED. AND YOU CAN GET A SPEEDING TICKET FROM ONE OF YOUR CAMERAS? CANNOT GET A SPEEDING TICK FRET O OUR CAMERAS, DEFINITELY NOT. HERE'S HOW FAST AN ALERT REACHES DRIVERS. THIS IS A BACKUP DUE TO THE LEFT LANE CONSTRUCTION, IT'S ONLY TWO LANES THERE, SO IT'S DOWN TO ONE LANE. H L THE TWEETS. POSTS IT ON A ROAD SIDE MESSAGE BOARD. THERE ARE 14 PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE STATE AUTHORIZED TO TYPE IN TSE MESSAGES, LIKE THIS ONE. STOP THE WRECKS, STOP THE TEXT. WE JUST HIT A SEND BUTTON AND THIS WILL TRANSMIT THIS TO OUR MESSAGE BOARD, AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. YOU JUST DID THAT? YES. HE'S ONE OF THE GUYS WHO PUTS THE MESSAGE UP. YES, I AM. SECURITY IN THE OPERATIONS CENTER IS VERY TIGHT. THE CAMERAS ARE NOT TOP SECRET, YOU CAN MONITOR ALL OF THIS FROM YOUR OWN COMPUTER. JUST LOG ONTO 511NH.COM TO SEE THE STATE'S SYSTEM. AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGY DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE MORE OPEN ROAD TOLLS COMING YOUR WAY, SO WE THOUGHT WE'D ANSWER THAT FLASHING QUESTION. WHAT IS THAT BLINKING BLUE LIGHT? THAT INFRARED BLUE PURPLE LIGHT IS JUST LIKE A CAMERA FLASH. IT'S PROVIDING AMPLE LIGHT FOR THE CAMERAS TO TAKE A CLEAR SHOT OF THE LICENSE PLATES OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE OPEN ROAD TOLLING LANE. IF YOUR EZ PASS IS VALID THE IMAGE IS DELETED. THE D.O.T. SAYS YES IT'S WATCHING, BUT YOUR PRIVACY IS PRIORITY, ALONG WITH SAFER, FASTER TRAVEL. AND IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING WHO COMES UP WITH THE SLOGANS POSTED

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There are 9,000 miles of travel lanes on the state's highways, and officials are increasingly using advanced technology to keep an eye on them.